#UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, dedicated to building disaster #resilience and tackling #climatechange through implementation of the Sendai Framework
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⚽14 of 16 2026 World Cup stadiums now see more extremely hot days in June–July than in 1970.
In repeat host cities, extremely hot days have tripled. Nearly half caused by climate change, @climatecentral research shows. 🌡️
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A locust swarm of 80 million insects can consume as much food in a day as 35,000 people. 🌾
🦗In this #DRRvoices interview, Ali Babalifashki of Iran's Plant Protection Organization shares what locust risk management looks like on the ground.
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During the last three years the world has been shaken by several major earthquakes.
👇 Here are 5️⃣ lessons they have taught us, from @TheWorldBank Blog and @miyamotointl ow.ly/EMoU50Tz2e8
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A selection of the week's disaster risk reduction 🗞 news and 🔬 trusted research, brought to you by the #PreventionWeb editors.
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Disasters don’t just happen — they’re shaped by the systems around us. Risks grow when environmental, social, and governance factors are ignored.
💡 Tackling these drivers means tackling risk itself — building resilience that lasts.
Learn more ➡️ ow.ly/ee0i50Xe2hC
ALT Disasters don't just happen. Risks are shaped by drivers in our environment, societies, and governance.
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are home to just 65 million people, yet they face some of the highest levels of climate and disaster risk.
Disaster risk reduction & #EarlyWarningsForAll are vital for SIDS' economic progress & development ➡️ ow.ly/cFzM50ZaAs6 #CREWS
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Free, flexible, online training.
The @UNDRR x @UNSSC course on synergizing DRR and climate action has been updated and expanded — with deeper CRM content, new case studies, and practical cross-sector guidance.
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ALT Promotional graphic for a free learning path on climate resilience by UNDRR, highlighting actionable strategies and global lessons.
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Disaster risks are not simple. Impacts often cascade across systems, creating new risks.
Addressing systemic risks requires a new approach, working across silos, accepting a greater degree of uncertainty.
Learn more about systemic risks ➡️ ow.ly/FkmA50TvUzx
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🚰 💦 Water is at the heart of many disasters, but water can also guide us through crises.
Cooperation on water paves the way for cooperation on all shared challenges – including reducing disaster risk ➡️ ow.ly/MPSp50WCUY2 #WordsIntoAction
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📉 Disaster losses are spiralling out of control.
#GAR2025 reveals 3 downward spirals turning shocks into systemic crises — and how smart investments can break the cycle of disasters, debt & un-insurability.
🆕 Explore the UN flagship DRR report ➡️ ow.ly/JGno50VYQvo
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💼 Discover new career opportunities in disaster risk reduction and resilience building – in the #PreventionWeb Jobs Digest 👉 ow.ly/iR2y50Z9TML
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Over 1 billion people live in informal settlements – facing the highest climate exposure.
The 2027 RISK Award funds community-driven solutions, with up to €100,000 for projects on climate resilience in informal settlements.
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ALT A child stands in an informal settlement, highlighting the frontline impact of climate risk on over a billion people’s homes worldwide.
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Over 1 billion people live in informal settlements – facing the highest climate exposure.
The 2027 RISK Award funds community-driven solutions, with up to €100,000 for projects on climate resilience in informal settlements.
➡️ ow.ly/j7C350Z9s4Y #ResilienceStartsAtHome
ALT A child stands in an informal settlement, highlighting the frontline impact of climate risk on over a billion people’s homes worldwide.
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🤝 Meaningful engagement in disaster risk reduction means involving people early, sustaining that engagement over time, and ensuring their contributions shape decisions and action.
🌐 The Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism – SEM – makes it happen. ➡️ ow.ly/IX1M50Z9nX8
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⛈️ Poverty and climate disaster risks are deeply connected.🔥
Research by @UNDP, @hdrundp , @ophi_oxford shows that 1.1 billion are multidimensionally poor – deprived in several areas of life — & most live where climate hazards are rising.
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📢 Trusted communication in disasters can save lives.
Communication is a dynamic process, and is most effective when it can adapt and respond.
Explore UNDRR’s Disaster Risk Communication Hub for other vital aspects of public risk communication 👉 ow.ly/t7xj50Yn0SO
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♿Persons with disabilities: 16% of the world's population, and frequently the most affected by disasters.
Inclusive social development leaves no one behind.
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The wetland that buffered the storm surge. The reef that absorbed the wave energy. The forest that slowed the flood.
These losses rarely appear in national loss data – but the new framework FRAME-ECO is here to change that.
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ALT Diagram showing FRAME-ECO's method for tracking biodiversity and ecosystem losses during hazard events with spatial, temporal, and loss assessment components.
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🇪🇺 🔥 Europe experienced a devastating 2025 wildfire season – wreaking havoc on landscapes, cities, and communities.
💡But we can step up long-term prevention efforts on wildfires and reduce risk before the flames ignite again. Here are 5️⃣ ways 👉 ow.ly/McfF50WGWtU
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